Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] than [art] government " in BNC.
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| 1 | People had a right to decide how to spend their money rather than the government . |
| 2 | Gloucestershire county councillors had been fearing the worst since February when they approved a budget almost ten million pounds more than the Government target . |
| 3 | Because it was organised by local people rather than a government agency it ensured a wide attendance of local people and created an atmosphere in which serious debate could take place . |
| 4 | However , the People 's Assembly on May 12 voted that the Committee should be a state rather than a government body . |
| 5 | The Ministry of Agriculture 's latest published studies show that more than a quarter of pig kidneys sampled in 1985 had residues of sulphadimidine at average levels 11 times higher than the Government 's safety limits . |
| 6 | Government suppliers do not have to follow these standards , which are international ones rather than the government 's own . |
| 7 | During Worswick 's time there , Harwell — as part of the AEA — made the transition to a trading fund ( effectively a nationalised company rather than a government department ) , an experience that taught him a great deal about finance . |
| 8 | The responsibility now rests with local councils rather than the Government . |